Statistics and stereotypes: The taxed and the taxed-not
Seminar
ABSTRACT: In the past decade, libertarians, free-market think tanks, and conservative media and politicians in English-speaking countries (Romney, 2012; Ryan, 2010; Morrison, Staying the course – strengthening our resilience in uncertain economic times, 2016) have increasingly argued that a…
CSRM Seminar: Allegations of child sexual abuse: An empirical analysis of published judgments from the Family Court of Australia 2012-2019
Seminar
Allegations of child sexual abuse pose agonisingly difficult issues for families, family law professionals and the courts. In this seminar, we present data from 521 Family Court of Australia judgments containing allegations of child sexual abuse published in the Australasian Legal Information…
The ACT Drug and Alcohol Sentencing List: Findings from a Process Evaluation
Seminar
This paper presents the key findings of a qualitative developmental process evaluation of the Drug and Alcohol Sentencing List (DASL) in the ACT Supreme Court, which commenced at the end of 2019. It draws on interviews with five DASL participants and 21 professional stakeholders, as well as court…
Symposium on Survivor-Initiated Restorative Justice Across the Community. Pathways to Justice for Sexual Assault?
Symposium
The ANU convened a Symposium on Survivor Initiated-Restorative Justice as a Pathway to Justice for Sexual Assault on 27 August, 2021. The aim of the Symposium was to highlight the role that restorative justice can play in addressing the needs of survivors of sexual assault in the ACT…
The Australian Social Policy Association launch of the Australian Journal of Social Issues special issue on Big Data and Social Policy in Australia
Book launch
Agenda 1. Announcement of the Peter Saunders' prize winners for the Australian Journal of Social Issues in 2019 and 2020 To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Australian Journal of Social Issues, the Australian Social Policy Association established the Peter Saunders Prize. It is named in…
Remote rituals in virtual courts
Seminar
This seminar presentation examines the ritual dynamics of virtual court hearings. While audio-visual links for select court participants have been available for decades, in a virtual hearing all parties participate using a videoconferencing platform. Such hearings have proliferated during the…